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Children demonstrate hand washing at Kakuma refugee camp; Kenya. LWF has reinforced hygiene education to prevent a spread of COVID-19 in the camp. Photo: LWF/ P. Omagwa
COVID-19: Responding when social distancing isn’t an option
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5 Oct 2020
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5 Oct 2020
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Ms Canaan Osagie speaking at the Symbols of Hope mid-September event in Benin City, southern Nigeria. All photos: SOH Nigeria
On a mission to break the myth about irregular migration
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1 Oct 2020
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1 Oct 2020
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Women at a hand pump in Panyagor. The extremely poor sanitation conditions are exposing people to waterborne diseases at a time when they are also battling COVID-19 . All photos: LWF/ B. Germamo
LWF supports flooded communities in South Sudan
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30 Sep 2020
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30 Sep 2020
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An activist against sexual violence in conflict speaks up during an LWF event together with the Mukwege foundation in November 2019. LWF is working with the Mukwege foundation and SEMA, a global network of survivors to end wartime sexual violence in 21 countries. Photo: LWF/ L. Gillabert
Human Rights Council: Concern about sexual violence in South Sudan
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28 Sep 2020
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28 Sep 2020
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The United Nations headquarters in Geneva where the 45th regular session of the Human Rights Council is taking place. Photo: Unsplash/Mat Reding
Statement urges lifting of unilateral sanctions
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24 Sep 2020
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24 Sep 2020
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A Greek volunteer waves at a refugee boat in the Aegean Sea, directing it toward a safe place to land on a beach on the Greek island of Lesbos. Photo: Paul Jeffrey
Christian organizations representing 2.8 billion people call for more compassionate EU migration policy
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23 Sep 2020
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23 Sep 2020
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A slogan used during a recent Black Lives Matter protest in London. Photo: Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona via Unsplash
Humanitarian agencies pledge to end racism
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23 Sep 2020
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23 Sep 2020
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Global religious leaders urge end to “broken state of European migration”
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22 Sep 2020
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22 Sep 2020
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Ayuba Tada, a Nigerian refugee, serves his second year as a nursery gardener in one of 20 so-called 'green spaces' in and around the Minawao camp for Nigerian refugees. A five-year planting and harvest cycle of trees ensures wood to be used as firewood, vines for building of roofs, and a step in alleviating environmental impact in and around Minawao. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Cameroon: Protect environment, create employment
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14 Sep 2020
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14 Sep 2020
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